Astronomy: Search The Galaxy

Information on the ASH Cherry Springs Star Party is available at http://www.astrohbg.org/s4/index.php Anyone planning on attending who is interested in giving a short talk (15-25 minutes) on an astronomical topic, please PM me. …
Original post by DaveMitsky

Hey all! I am new to this board and I thought I would ask a question that has been boggling my mind for quite sometime now. I know that galaxies distances between one another is expanding. This I know supports one of the big bang …
Original post by ryan.chapman

Watson will discuss “The Birth of Cosmic Ray Astronomy on the Argentine Pampas.” He is co-founder, with Nobel laureate James Cronin, of the Auger Observatory in Argentina to observe mysterious, rare and very high-energy cosmic rays that …
Original post by unknown

Hi all,. I uploaded a new wide field shots with the film Kodak E200 to my homepage:. www.danilopivato.com. In the center of the field there is a parts more light of the nebula Simeis147, more visible in the dettail image. …
Original post by Danilo.Pivato

What? Someone makes a movie arguing against evolution and it turns out they’re a bunch of evil lying frauds? How can such a thing be? . It’s true: the makers of the movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed have been lying their …
Original post by The Bad Astronomer

Astronomy is best when you get outside and look into the skies with your own eyes. And the best way to get started is with a set of binoculars for astronomy. They’re light, durable, easy to use, and allow you to see objects in the night …
Original post by Fraser

Here’s a shot of the largest and brightest globular cluster in the Milky Way. This image was a single unfiltered 10 minute exposure at prime focus through a Meade LXD75 8″ Schmidt Newtonian telescope. The camera was my trusty 28 year …
Original post by Clownfish33

There is a good article out in Newsweek about one of the co-founders of Greenpeace and the good things he has to say about nuclear energy. Here’s the link:. http://www.newsweek.com/id/131753?GT1=43002. He left Greenpeace some time ago …
Original post by JustADude

It was just announced the Cassini mission, scheduled to end in July has been extended for two years. YAY!!! Bob Mitchell, Cassini program manager at JPL said “the spacecraft is performing exceptionally well and the team is highly …
Original post by Tom

When the STFC announced that funding for MERLIN/e-MERLIN might be axed, and Jodrell Bank Observatory said that that could lead to closure of the observatory, I don’t think anyone quite expected the public outcry. …
Original post by unknown